Last Updated: Wednesday, May 28, 1:29 PM EDT
Setting a legend in stone
A modernist sculptor captured Canada's conflicted feelings about Vimy and the war. Restorers had to cope with his troublesome innovations
Vimy 'affirmed our national identity'
PM hails First World War bloody assault as a coming-of-age moment for Canada
Vimy Ridge: The making of a myth
The victory at Vimy has become inseparable from the Canadian identity. But how it got that status is a murkier matter, and a more interesting one, which Michael Valpy explains
From The Globe's archives
Veterans remember the horrors and the humanity
‘We had to do what we did. Some died. Some didn't'
The secrets of the Vimy success
How the underrated Canadians achieved the seemingly impossible
Eyewitness accounts
'Dear May: There was a few of our lads napooed'
A wounded soldier writes a letter home to his sister
The 90th anniversary
Queen, French leader echo PM's link to Vimy
For some, Vimy is a shining example to the Canada of the 21st century. For others, it is a grim warning
From symbol of despair to source of inspiration
Dignitaries, veterans, high-school students among those gathered at war memorial
Troops granted Freedom of the City, 90 years on
Thousands gather to mark the 90th anniversary of the bloody assault
Two surviving vets can't attend
Trip to France for ceremonies too arduous for former Canadian soldiers
Canadian soldier finally receives proper burial
Private Herbert Peterson, who died after First World War battle at Vimy Ridge, interred in solemn ceremony
Language faux pas mar Vimy preparations
French grammar and spelling errors on plaques need correcting; Ottawa also scrambles over lunch money for students
A first-hand look at their ancestors' fight
5,000 students bound for France to mark First World War battle
Gas, guns and even corpses still lie in the fields
Farmers continually find relics from war












